Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Northern Line Islands (Line Islands, Micronesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 29
43
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 29
43
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 18
31
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 18
31
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 18
31
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 13
24
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Northern Line Islands
13 Families width 29 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Northern Line Islands
24 Genera with 29 Species #CEGLPTX
| Calappa Weber, 1758 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodius Dana, 1834 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epigrapsus Heller, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Etisus H. Milne-Edw..., 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gaillardiellus Guinot, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geograpsus Stimpson, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptodius A. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liomera Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lissocarcinus Adams & White, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palmyria Galil & Takeda, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnus Leach, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podophthalmus Lamarck, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozius Dana, 1849 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetralia Dana, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thalamita Latreille, 1846 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezia Latreille, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthias Rathbun, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Line Islands
29 Species | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Chlorodiella nigra Forskål, 1775 | Long Clawed Crab | | Cyclodius granulosus De Man, 1888 | | | Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | | | Cyclodius ungulatus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Hoofed Cyclodius | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Etisus electra Herbst, 1801 | | | Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840 | Smooth spooner | | Gaillardiellus rueppelli Krauss, 1843 | | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Geograpsus crinipes Dana, 1851 | | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Leptodius sanguineus H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Liomera bella Dana, 1852 | Pretty liomera | | Lissocarcinus holothuricola Streets, 1877 | | | Palmyria palmyrensis Rathbun, 1923 | | | Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804 | Flat rock crab | | Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf, 1878 | | | Podophthalmus vigil Fabricius, 1798 | Sentinel crab | | Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858 | Little White Crab | | Pseudozius caystrus Adams & White, 1849 | Caystre's Crab | | Tetralia glaberrima Herbst, 1790 | Acropora Coral Crab | | Thalamita admete Herbst, 1803 | | | Thalamita coeruleipes Hombron & Ja..., 1846 | Azure Swimming Crab | | Trapezia lutea Castro, 1997 | Yellow Dotted Guard Crab | | Xanthias gilbertensis Balss, 1938 | Common Green Darner | | Xanthias lamarckii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | | | Xiphonectes latibrachium Rathbun, 1906 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Northern Line Islands
Links, sources and further information Brachyura at artfakta.se
Brachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Brachyura at dyntaxa.se
Brachyura at gbif.org
Brachyura at itis.gov
Brachyura at marinespecies.org
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